Died in jail or a lockup
Mose Kirkendale
Mose Kirkendale, a 22-year-old Black man, was held at the Harrison jail in Harrison, Arkansas. According to a newspaper report published July 31, 1878, a mob took him from the jail a few nights before and hanged him from a tree.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: newspaper report.